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If you're the kind of person who wonders what “Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune” would sound like if written today, then we need to hook up.
Genre:
Classical: Programmatic music
Release Date:
2008
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Rhapsody for Orchestra in C Major: "Desert Fancifal"
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Record Label: Moorglade Music Publishing
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This download is a GREAT VALUE! Unfortunately, while you can't sample the whole track here, "Desert Fancifal" has been played over 2,000 times at Last.fm but you can't purchase it there.
What can you expect? Stephen D. Forman blends traditional formal structure and challenging contrapuntal writing with modern synthesizers and inventive orchestrations. Mr. Forman rejects the self-indulgent direction that contemporary orchestral writing has taken and embraces a pop accessibility instead.
Rhapsody for Orchestra in C Major: "Desert Fancifal" includes the following inscription:
"A man crosses the desert, what does he find?
Blaring sun, shifting sands, yet also exquisite, serene beauty.
As thirst and exhaustion overtake him, he dreams sweetly of Arabian Nights, a genie, a princess, an oasis surrounded by palm trees.
He staggers to his knees-- is that salvation before him or only a mirage?"
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A Modern Day "Late Romantic"
author: Sarah Hayden
If you love the rich orchestral textures and melodic flights of fancy of Arnold Bax, Rimsky-Korsakov and Ravel, then make room for Stephen D. Forman in your library-- you won't be disappointed. In the best traditions of programmatic music, "Desert Fancifal" takes you on a ride, leading to a genuinely thrilling climax and cathartic finale.
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